GNV News Wrap for Friday, June 14

Topics covered in today's edition:

DeSantis vetoes $14.8M in Alachua County funds, OKs $38M land purchase for UF
AC problems at Gainesville City Hall fixed, normal operations resume Friday
GRU Authority OKs budget cuts, hiring second law firm
Gainesville Regional Utilities Authority votes to fire Tony Cunningham
UF Board of Trustees considers P.K. Yonge’s purpose, application process
Alum Willie Powers III named new P.K. Yonge boys hoops coach
Rawlings job fair held on cusp of year-round school schedule
Alachua County Public Schools' students honored as Sunshine State Scholars
University of Florida bridge building team wins fourth national title
FWC working to trap black bear cub in tree on UF campus
Ethics commission dismisses complaint against Newberry Mayor Jordan Marlowe
Construction students at Santa Fe College send off 14th Habitat House

DeSantis vetoes $14.8M in Alachua County funds, OKs $38M land purchase for UF - Mainstreet Daily News

High Springs police, Newberry wastewater, Gainesville HazMat all axed.

UPDATE: AC problems at Gainesville City Hall fixed, normal operations resume Friday - 352 Today

A spokesperson says they were able to get replacement parts for the HVAC system quickly.

GRU Authority OKs budget cuts, hiring second law firm - Mainstreet Daily News

Attorney says chances of referendum lawsuit are high.

Gainesville Regional Utilities Authority votes to fire Tony Cunningham - The Independent Florida Alligator

Following a 2-3 failed vote to terminate GRU General Manager Tony Cunningham in a special meeting Monday, Craig Carter, a member of the governor-appointed board who had previously voted down the motion, presented a new one calling for Cunningham to be fired.

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UF considers P.K. Yonge's purpose, application process - Mainstreet Daily News

Plan of action anticipates new application process, programming.

UF Board of Trustees discussed the PK Yonge admissions process - WCJB

Supporters of the move say the goal is to make PK Yonge a top 10 high school in "News and World Report."

Alum Willie Powers III named new P.K. Yonge boys hoops coach - Mainstreet Daily News

Powers, son of former PKY girls coach Willie Powers, is a 2007 Blue Wave graduate.

'We do the most here at Rawlings': Job fair held on cusp of year-round school schedule - WCJB

On July 16, students will be back at their desks at Rawlings Elementary. This is the first and only school in Alachua County moving to a year-round school calendar.

Alachua County Public Schools' students honored as Sunshine State Scholars - The Gainesville Sun

Joyce Huang, of Eastside High School, and Katie He, of Buchholz High School, have demonstrated excellence in STEM-related activities.

University of Florida bridge building team wins fourth consecutive national title - The Gainesville Sun

The team competed at the American Institute of Steel Construction's 2024 Student Steel Bridge Competition National Finals in Louisiana.

Black bear cub spotted 'chilling' in tree on UF Campus - The Independent Florida Alligator

The UF Police Department responded to a call about a mid-sized black bear perched in a tree near the Cancer and Genetics Research Complex on Mowry Street around 10 a.m. Thursday.

Black bear seen on UF campus; wildlife officials seek to trap and relocate it - WUFT

A black bear was spotted on the University of Florida's campus Thursday morning, just east of UF's band practice field near Mowry Road.

Bear spotted on University of Florida campus, FWC prepares trap - WCJB

UF Police Department officials say the bear was spotted around 10 a.m. in a tree off Mowry Road near the UF Genetics Institute

Officials awaiting trapper as black bear spotted on University of Florida campus - The Gainesville Sun

An officer at the scene said officials have agreed not to shoot the bear with a tranquilizer, and that it could take hours for the bear to come down.

Ethics commission dismisses complaint against Newberry Mayor Jordan Marlowe - The Gainesville Sun

The complaint stemmed from the initiative to convert the three public schools in the city of Newberry into charter schools.

Construction students at Santa Fe College send off 14th Habitat House - WCJB

This is a partnership between Santa Fe's Charles R. Perry Construction Institute and Alachua Habitat for Humanity.

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GNV News Wrap for Friday, June 14

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